Laticauda laticaudata

Laticaudidae
Brown Lipped Sea Krait, Blue-lipped Sea Krait, Brown-lipped Sea Krait
  • Laticauda laticaudata, Niue, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Laticauda laticaudata, Niue, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Alternating black and blue grey bands of about equal width, yellowish-cream bar extends across head, lips black, unlike similar Laticauda colubrina (Banded Sea Krait) which has white lips. Both sea krait species occur as vagrant individuals in Australia but are common in adjacent countries.
Information
  • Max Size: 136 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 25.4-29.1°C
  • Depth: 0-80m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Widespread (67% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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